Internal Test Article Support Structure

Assembly

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Thermally-isolated mounting platform holding spacecraft at center of chamber with minimal heat conduction.

Direct parts	5
Total parts	9
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Thermally-isolated mounting platform holding spacecraft at center of chamber with minimal heat conduction. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Internal Test Article Support Structure parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 9 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Internal Test Article Support Structure parts diagram: 1 test article support pedestal, 2 fiberglass thermal isolation standoff, 3 test spacecraft interface adapter, 4 copper thermal interface strap, 5 fastener set. 9 parts in 5 top-level items. — Internal Test Article Support Structure parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Test Article Support Pedestal	1×	Aluminum or fiberglass composite pedestal, thermally isolated from chamber
2	Fiberglass Thermal Isolation Standoff	4×	Fiberglass or PEEK low-conductivity spacers isolating test article
3	Test Spacecraft Interface Adapter	1×	Test article interface adapter (custom per spacecraft)
4	Copper Thermal Interface Strap	1×	Copper thermal strap connecting test article to shroud (optional temperature control)
5	Fastener Set	2×	Bolts and clamps for test article mounting

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Bill of materials for Internal Test Article Support Structure

5 top-level lines · 5 rows shown · 9 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Test Article Support Pedestal	tvc-mounting-pedestal	1×	1	·	part
2	Fiberglass Thermal Isolation Standoff	tvc-isolation-standoff	4×	4	·	part
3	Test Spacecraft Interface Adapter	tvc-adapter-plate	1×	1	·	part
4	Copper Thermal Interface Strap	tvc-thermal-strap-sensor	1×	1	·	part
5	Fastener Set	fastener-set	2×	2	·	part

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Where the internal test article support structure is used

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Space Systems 1 Thermal Vacuum Chamber

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Thermal Vacuum Chamber

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇮🇳Bharat Forge bharatforge.com ↗	Pune, IN	Forgings & metal parts	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳CITIC Dicastal dicastal.com ↗	Qinhuangdao, CN	Aluminium castings & wheels	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Tata AutoComp tataautocomp.com ↗	Pune, IN	Auto components	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Beyonics beyonics.com ↗	Singapore	Precision metal & mfg	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Sundaram Clayton sundaram-clayton.com ↗	Chennai, IN	Die castings	500 pcs	6–10 wks